Honey bees
Nectar value
Unknown
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Ash, European ash, Common Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
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Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Nut tree
- Size
- Large
- Dimensions
- 30.00 m high × 20.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 5-8
- Moisture
- Moist, Wet
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Seed, Tea, Oil
- Functions
- Timber, Pioneer plant, Dye
- Edibility
- 2 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 2 out of 5
Unripe seeds are often pickled in a solution of salt and vinegar and then used as a spice for other dishes. Sometimes the leaves are also used as a tea substitute. The seeds yield an edible oil that is similar to sunflower oil.